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Show SUPERINTENDENT IS TO MAKE AN APOLOGY Incident of Naval Academy "Hop," However, How-ever, Does Not .Scem Likely to Be Dropped. t 4 By Associated Press. , WASHINGTON. April 22. An apology from Captain John M. Bowyer, superintendent superin-tendent of tho I'nltcd States Naval academy, acad-emy, to Miss Mary IT Doors a lid her father, Prof. Beers of Yale. Im been ordered or-dered by tho secretary of the navy for a slighting remark regarding Miss Recrs made' by some one at tho academy as a result of her sUtenduncc at a dance there. Mlns Bcer.H was governess In the family of Lieutenant Tarrant, and ber escort was later informed that he should .not have invited the young lady because of hor poMltlon. ! In explaining the Incident In a letter to Representative ICorbley of Indianapolis. Secretary Meyer expressed I he regret of the department and advlgcii the congressman congress-man of the instructions for a letter of apology. This, however, does not sutlsfy ,Mr. Korhley. . "I asked ,fnr the facts," Mr. ICorbley said, "and the socrctnry of the navy lias nol given them . I shall repeat inv request. re-quest. .' ' , "The newspapers have reported thai a midshipman was reprimanded for inviting invit-ing a working-gjr.l .to a dancing pari v. Now comes,- the socrotnry of I be navy and the superintendent of I he school saying say-ing itlie 'Incident -grew out of a misuii dcrstandlng of tho status of the voung ladyV Is It to be Inferred from this thai girls wliq take employment from necessity, neces-sity, are to. ho exctuded from the naval academy dances?" In bis report 'to the department Captain Cap-tain Bowycr expressed his regret, at the' Inoidnnt-iftnd bis willlngnoss to make a public apology. . |